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Reading Time Calculator
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Paste text or enter a word count to estimate reading time, speaking time and a “min read” label — at the speed that fits your audience.
Tell readers what they are signing up for
A reading-time label sets expectations before someone commits to an article. The default speed, 238 words per minute, is the average silent reading speed for adults reading non-fiction in English, from a 2019 meta-analysis of 190 studies.
You can choose slower speeds for technical text, 150 wpm for presentations, or set your own, and add time for images.
238 words per minute.
At 150 wpm for talks and videos.
Optional time per image.
“X min read”.
About the reading time calculator
Research-based default
Included
238 words per minute.
Speaking time
Included
At 150 wpm for talks and videos.
Image time
Included
Optional time per image.
Copy label
Included
“X min read”.
How it works
Use the reading time calculator in three steps
Paste text or a word count, choose speed, copy the label.
01
Paste text or a word count
Either works.
02
Choose speed
Match your audience.
03
Copy the label
Show it near your title.
Reading time for blogs and scripts
Quick estimates for writers and speakers.
Reading & speaking
Both times at once.
Speed table
150 to 400 wpm.
Images
Optional image time.
Label
Copy “X min read”.
Reading Time Calculator FAQs
Common questions about the reading time calculator.